text_original: The Bavarian dukes had been the defenders of the frontier against these heathen marauders and Charles now took up the duty. A raid made by the Avars in 788, which was checked by the Count of the Marches, gave him an excuse for organising a great crusade against them.
text_transcription: THE BAVARIAN DUKES HAD BEEN THE DEFENDERS OF THE FRONTIER AGAINST THESE HEATHEN MARAUDERS AND CHARLES NOW TOOK UP THE DUTY A RAID MADE BY THE AVARS IN SEVENTY EIGHT WHICH WAS CHECKED BY THE COUNT OF THE MARCHES GAVE HIM AN EXCUSE FOR ORGANIZING A GREAT CRUSADE AGAINST THEM
phonemes: ðə bɐvˈɛɹiən dˈuːks hɐdbɪn ðə dᵻfˈɛndɚz ʌvðə fɹʌntˈɪɹ ɐɡˈɛnst ðiːz hˈiːðən mɚɹˈɔːdɚz ænd tʃˈɑːɹlz nˈaʊ tˈʊk ˌʌp ðə dˈuːɾi. ɐ ɹˈeɪd mˌeɪd baɪ ðɪ ˈævɑːɹz ɪn sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt, wˌɪtʃ wʌz tʃˈɛkt baɪ ðə kˈaʊnt ʌvðə mˈɑːɹtʃᵻz, ɡˈeɪv hˌɪm ɐn ɛkskjˈuːs fɔːɹ ˈɔːɹɡɐnˌaɪzɪŋ ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt kɹuːsˈeɪd ɐɡˈɛnst ðˌɛm.